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Has anyone tried Life Extension "Brite Eyes III"?

After seeing some good reviews (and I don't know if they were legit), I bought the product by Life Extension called "Brite Eyes III" Sterile lubricant eye drops. But I noticed in the ingredients that it contains alcohol and citric acid, which I think would be horrible to put in my eyes. So...

Question about Lipiflow following treatment

I used to have frequent spontaneous tears throughout the day for years and in addition to a cluster of other symptoms, I looked into getting Lipiflow based on what I had researched online. It didn’t seem like the eye doctor I approached and who ultimately performed the procedure decided on their...

Heat Compresses and GPC

When I first started wearing contacts, I suffered from GPC and it only really seemed to go away with the advent of daily disposable lenses. Unfortunately, I've also develop dry-eye and when I tried to use heat compresses as part of the standard dry eye protocol, after around 8 minutes, I experienced...

Questions about MGD

I was worried a few months ago that I may have dry eyes, I went to the opticians and they concluded that I didn't, one of my eyes was a tiny bit dry but I guess that isn't really abnormal. However I am concerned about the possibility of MGD and have a few questions.

1) If your glands are...

Newly diagnosed and really struggling

My story. I am a 46-year-old woman with no health issues previously. I did give up contacts in my 30s as they made my eyes dry and I developed giant papillary conjunctivitis which settled when I stopped wearing them. I had 2 episodes of waking up with a painful loss of vision in my left eye in 1998...

This will help your dry eyes guaranteed !!!!!

Ive been dealing with dry eyes since 2007..... It was soo bad i couldnt even function without my eyes bothering me daily..... ive tried all types drops, restasis, gone to multiple doctors.... they all told me i had dry eyes, and nothing could be done.

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Severe MGD - I need Help & Advice

Hello I've got considerable Meibomian gland dropout. I have had Lip flow but didn't feel any better. I've been seeing this 'dry eye doctor' he said when he presses on my lids he can see my meibum coming out without squeezing. I'm currently using blephasteam goggles, omega 3 supplements, and I use blephaclean...

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